Recap of 90210 and Melrose Place Shocking Moments 2009-11-11 09:30:22

90210 vs. Melrose Place: Which Was More Scandalous?

This week's 90210 and Melrose Place combo don't have a ton of shocking moments, but it's obvious both shows are gearing up for major stuff to go down. (Like a drug bust, murder arrest, and Heather Locklear, for instance?!) We do, however, get some nice moments between the characters. Teddy, for one, is acting like an angel — although I can't tell if it's sincere, because I've made it a rule not to trust a guy who ties sweaters over his shoulders. And the gang from Melrose have a nice come-together moment around the pool, which I'd like to see more of.

Not that everything is warm and fuzzy. Hardly. There's still scandal to go around, so ready to decide which gave us more gossip-worthy material? Just read more.

90210 point: Navid discovers Jasper selling Adrianna drugs in her car in the school parking lot. Navid calls Adrianna to confront her, but she of course denies his accusations. Jasper also says the story isn't true and threatens Navid in a "hypothetical" way. Like, "hypothetically if I was a drug dealer, you wouldn't want to mess with me, because I know bad people." Real discreet stuff.Melrose Place counterpoint: The blood tests from last week's discovery of Sydney's murder weapon come back — and Auggie is the guilty party. Auggie might as well be off the show already, because he is nowhere to be found, supposedly on a trip in Mexico. Ella's relieved, Riley has doubts, and Violet continues to defend him, seeing as how they slept together and she's crazy. When she told Riley that she and Auggie were "intimate" with each other, I nearly ralphed.

90210 point: Debbie is in the doghouse with Dixon. He tries to go comfort Sasha after her "miscarriage," and Debbie admits that Sasha faked the pregnancy — and that she hid the truth. Dixon's unreasonably angry with Debbie, telling her "you're not my real mom anyway." Come on, Dixon. Deb doesn't deserve that.Melrose Place counterpoint: David sneaks over to Michael's house while he's at work and borrows Noah. He takes his little bro to a fair, but things go amiss when Noah climbs a wall and falls. David rushes him to Lauren at the hospital, and she administers treatment — but not before Michael gets wind of everything. He's understandably furious but later tells David that he's glad he cares about Noah. Could this be the start of an actual relationship between the father and son?!

90210 point: Liam is on the rampage after he tells Mr. Matthews that Jen is psycho and Ryan doesn't believe him. He takes his attitude out on Ivy, Teddy, and an entire group of surfers. Later, Liam explains his behavior, opening up to the guys (and Ivy) about his history with Jen, and the entire thing culminates in a cheesy friend speech to take Jen down, complete with a high-five. [eye roll]Melrose Place counterpoint: Violet is back to blackmailing Michael. This time, we find out that she's wanted for a court trial for previously resisting arrest. She enlists Michael, suggesting that he find her a lawyer in return for her discretion about their one-night stand. He, in turn, threatens her back, telling her that he can make the sentencing go against her unless she erases the sex video. Which she does . . . or so it seems. I'm still not 100 percent sure that it won't pop up later, but the power play between the two of them was an episode highlight for me.

90210: With Silver's half birthday approaching, her mom decides to make up for years of missed celebrations and throw her multiple parties at once, dressing up their entire house in different themes. The whole thing seemed like a stretch — really, Teddy called his dad's set designer friend to rig up the ambiance? — but it was still nice to see her and her mom get their moment together. Unfortunately, at the end of the episode, Silver goes to wake her mom in the morning and realizes that her mom has passed away.Melrose Place counterpoint: Whoa, whoa, whoa — Ella makes a move on Jonah that's bold even for her. It all starts when she needs him to pose as a publicist at a lunch with a hot new indie director. The director comes on to Ella, and Jonah swoops in to put off his advances by pretending to be her fiance. They share a steamy kiss to be extra-convincing, and sure enough, once the director is out of sight, Ella suggests that the two of them go to a nearby hotel, so Jonah can see what he's been missing. He angrily tosses Ella's advances by telling her he's in love with Riley. You could tell part of her feels hurt by his words — and that part of him doesn't actually mean them.

90210 point: Annie is falling hard for Jasper. Their back and forth "I love yous" were pretty sickening, and she even gets in a sting at Dixon, defending Jasper and telling Dixon he's a bad judge of character because of Sasha. But the most cringe-worthy part is Annie tells Jasper that she wants him to be her first — and they start tossing on the bed as the episode wraps. Oh, Annie — you're so gonna wish you had given it up to Ethan instead.

Melrose Place counterpoint: You saw it coming: Lauren and David finally kiss! David's actually a standup guy this episode by taking care of Noah, but his speech to Lauren about how he wants her to see the best in him was unexpected — and welcome, in my opinion. Lauren of course is hesitant due to her call girl lifestyle, which David still doesn't know about. I just hope they don't let that hold her back too long, so we can explore these two as a couple.

This is tough one to call, since neither show packed a ton of drama, relatively speaking. I'm going to go with Melrose Place though, since we find Auggie's blood on the murder weapon, Ella propositioning Jonah, and David and Lauren locking lips. But would you argue for 90210 instead? I'll agree that it did include some pretty nasty lines, and obviously Silver's storyline with her mom carries some weight.

Let me know your pick in the comments, then head over to the 90210 Superfans group in the Buzz Community to discuss the show in more detail.

Ok first off When Dixon told his mom "its not like youre my real mother anyway" i was really shocked. All i kept thinking was, c'mon your not that mad. Talk about a low blow but anywho, I thought Ella making a move on Jonah was kinda desperate, i mean shes suppose to be this super confident woman and she was just trying a little too hard to get Jonah to have an affair with her. Idk maybe its just me. PLEASE PLEASE let Riley and Jonah break up already im tired of seeing them together, so freaking annoying.

5 years

wtf?! Jackie Taylor DIED!?! F***! Now I can't watch the old ones the same way anymore :(

I completely cringed when Annie and Jasper were confessing their love to eachother. It was so 9th grade and perfect. LOL. Also, I really hope Navid realizes he still loves adrianna because that girl needs HELP. Can Jasper leave now? Also, I still have no love for that surfer chick, Ivy whatshername.

Melrose defintely deserves to win...i'll admit Silver and her mom were the main focus for last nights episode...although 90210 is one of my favorite shows...melrose is my new favorite and consistently gets better with every week...and next week will be even better when Heather Locklear(Amanda Woodward) raises hell on WPK and Katie Cassidy(Ella).

Melrose was more dramatic this week.With 90210- I agree about Teddy looking old- I actually saw him on E! News and he is 31 in real life so that is probably why he doesn't look 17!I am still waiting for Teddy to confront Annie about him knowing her secret or how that will all be exposed. Jasper is so weird!

Melrose was more dramatic this week.
With 90210- I agree about Teddy looking old- I actually saw him on E! News and he is 31 in real life so that is probably why he doesn't look 17!
I am still waiting for Teddy to confront Annie about him knowing her secret or how that will all be exposed. Jasper is so weird!